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Tuesday, November 19. 2013

Mr. Windy Sunday - Nov. 17th, 2013 - ... Posted by Pauline Trabert in Passenger Car Department at 13:12

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Mr. Windy Sunday - Nov. 17th, 2013 - Passenger Car Update

Mike McCraren was working on peeling carpeting off walls in the Pacific Peak in the streamliner set. Mike Baksic and Jack Biesterfeld were putting a wall back up in the Boston and Maine #1094 wooden cafe-coach.

Jon Habegger, Shelly Vanderschaegen and Kevin Kreibs finished the second coat of paint on the ceiling of the second Exhibit Car.

Kevin Kreibs admires the finished ceiling painting in the 2nd Exhibit Car 11/17/13

Buzz Morisette was a busy guy in the Ely dining room over the course of three days last week. He epoxied the wood left on the ceiling to make it stronger, and then cut the braces to fit. He dry fit the braces and penciled in where to put the bolts then drilled holes through both pieces of wood, bolted them, and then primed them.

Newly installed ceiling braces in the Ely dining room

Focus on the second brace installed by Buzz

John McKelvey finished one last seat back for the DM&IR #84 car before flying south for the winter with all the other Snowbirds.

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Jeron Glander about Work Continues on our Ely
Sun, 09-25-2016 01:14
Yes Ted (we know you're a member), I restored one of the downstairs ceiling light fixtures over the summer. I will write a blog post as time [...]

Ted Miles about Work Continues on our Ely
Wed, 09-21-2016 16:41
There has not been any reports about the Silver Pony dome car in quite a while. Is any work being done there? Ted Miles, IRM Member

Warren N about Dynamometer Notes from Warren Newhauser - Diesel Days Event
Wed, 09-21-2016 11:17
Hi Jeremy, Thank you for coming out to Showcase Weekend at IRM! I will call you to discuss getting involved in restoration. -Warren

CLHogger about New Diesel Arrives for the Collection
Tue, 09-20-2016 16:16
That's because IRM doesn't have one.

Jeremy Mitchell about Dynamometer Notes from Warren Newhauser - Diesel Days Event
Sun, 09-18-2016 20:05
After riding at the showcase weekend and speaking to Warren I am looking forward to coming out and helping with making the X500 like new again!

Tracy about Back in service: The RI 2602
Sun, 09-18-2016 08:38
Wow, what a amazing job you all did! And it's all volunteer correct? The love and care you all put into the trains show. Thank you for all the hours [...]

Raphael about Back in service
Sat, 09-17-2016 17:31
With work on topping off the shay, giving 938 a new coat of paint and Keeping 1630 on the tracks, 428 has progressed slowly while GNA 26 has taken a [...]

Rob Weinberg about Back in service
Sat, 09-17-2016 15:25
What is the progress on both the Union Pacific 428 and Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown R.R. Co. 26

Buzz Morisette about Work Continues on our Ely
Fri, 09-16-2016 19:48
Ely will be open for tours at least Sat the 17th members night. Stop by and say Hi.

Rob Weinberg about Work Continues on our Ely
Wed, 09-14-2016 15:17
Nice Work !

Jeff Delhaye about Turntable successfully unloaded
Sun, 09-11-2016 18:25
those additional "temporary" walls you speak of, could, and should, have a long term use as firewalls to slow or prevent the spread of a fire from one [...]

Jamie K about New Railroad Construction
Tue, 09-06-2016 18:27
No, not at this time.